“DeSagana Diop had surgery yesterday to repair a torn meniscus and will be out four to six weeks.”

“Once regarded as a vestigial structure, the role of the meniscus as crucial element of knee function and health has never been more evident.”

“After preconditioning, the pressure-sensitive film was inserted beneath the meniscus, after which the specimens were loaded in compression.”

“The goal of medial meniscal transplantation is to prevent degenerative changes that can result from meniscectomy.”

“Meniscal injuries were treated arthroscopically by rasping, suturing, or partial meniscectomy, according to the size and location of the lesion.”

“The time between injury and operative treatment was longer than in the meniscectomy group.”

“It is also possible that this led to improved strip meniscometry measurements of the volume of pooled tears in the tear meniscus.”

“The menisci are two pads of cartilaginous tissue which serve to disperse friction.”

“Stability of the knee depends on the shape of the condyles and menisci in combination with ligamentous and muscular structures.”

“Two good examples are the intervertebral discs, and the medial and lateral menisci in the knee joint.”